The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is best known for tests that track reading and math achievement but includes other subjects too. In early 2024, when the main reading and math ...

An affordable bachelor’s degree remains the No. 1 lever for financial, professional and social mobility in America — and we need more college graduates. Yet supports for first-generation college ...

I recently stood before hundreds of young people in California’s Central Valley; more than 60 percent were on that day becoming the first in their family to earn a bachelor’s degree. Their very ...

The Pocket Park Kids,’ which my 4-year-old and I saw together, intends to make it fun for kids to learn how to save the planet.

High school apprenticeships are slowly spreading, as young people become more disillusioned with four-year college and well-paying jobs that don’t require bachelor’s degrees go begging.

High school staff often treat students they suspect of gang involvement differently, tracking them into classes that leave ...

Trump’s order expanding school choice to Indian Country met resistance from parents and educators who worried it would ...

In Mahmoud v. Taylor, the Supreme Court sided June 27 with a group of Maryland parents who said they wanted to opt their ...

Education leaders warn of layoffs, larger classes and slashed services as the Trump administration withholds federal K-12 funding — hitting California and Texas hardest.

Black youth are frequently among the most civically engaged young people in the country, yet they are too often absent from conversations about civic excellence and receive too little civic education.

When Black youth appear in public conversations about civics, it’s usually in the context of disparities: whether it’s lower scores on the NAEP Civics assessment, underfunded schools or limited access ...

When Black youth appear in public conversations about civics, it’s usually in the context of disparities: whether it’s lower scores on the NAEP Civics assessment, underfunded schools or limited access ...